SJ Bridal & Events

Sometimes the trial does exactly what it’s meant to do… helps you figure out what you REALLY want

This gorgeous bride actually loved her trial, but when she tried her dress on afterwards, she felt an updo would show off the dress so much better. So come wedding day, we switched things up and created a completely different hair and makeup look to what we’d originally trialled.

A trial isn’t about locking you into one look. It’s a chance to try things, see how they feel on you, and work out what you love… or what you’d like to change.

Sometimes it’s a tiny tweak. Sometimes we change the lip, add a little more glam or soften the hair.

And sometimes… we change the whole thing!!
I absolutely love where we ended up at and so did she!!

Lip colour can be a funny one

A shade can look PERFECT in the palette or in your inspo photo… then completely different once it’s actually on your lips. Your natural lip colour, skin tone and even the rest of your makeup can change how a lipstick looks once it’s on.

And sometimes, after trying a few different shades, we end up coming right back to a colour you already know and love.
There really are no hard rules with makeup.

If you normally wear a certain lip colour and you feel good in it, don’t feel like you suddenly need to wear something completely different just because it’s a wedding day.

Sometimes your perfect bridal lip is simply the colour that already feels like you.

This one’s for our natural brides- this is your day, there is no hard rule about how your makeup should be on your wedding day.
Gorgeous bride Bethany wanted a natural look, no lashes, no harsh lines, we just accentuated her beautiful features so that she felt like herself on her best day.

Natural makeup is not always less products, it’s about choosing the right products and techniques to ensure you still photograph beautifully but that the look is more soft.
Save this one for inspo ❤️

The silent drive home because we have been overstimulated for hours, the lack of food and drink and need for caffeine and let’s not forget our sore shoulders and back from hours stood in the most un natural positions as well as lugging all our kit!

To all my fellow wedding vendors that help bring a wedding day together, I’m sure you’ll understand this one!
It’s all worth it though when we get to see our brides and grooms have the most incredible day they dreamt of!

What am I missing!!!

Hundred and hundreds of weddings under my belt but I still hold my breath for a few seconds when I hand them the mirror!!!

— and this is why choosing a formal artist whose work you already love matters so much.

Every artist has their own style, and none of them are wrong but the best results happen when you choose someone whose work already makes you stop scrolling. Someone whose style already feels like you.

If you’re asking an artist to create something completely different to the work they normally do, there’s usually a disconnect somewhere along the way.

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